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Black and white line engraving of a haloed figure with outstretched arms in a night sky with moon, sun, stars and zodiac signs above a forested landscape.

The fourth day of Creation: God creates the sun, moon and stars. Line engraving by Thomas de Leu.

A line engraving shows a haloed, bearded figure floating above a wooded landscape, arms outstretched among a crescent moon, a sun at upper right, and a band of stars and zodiac signs. Fine hatching gives the sky and robes their texture, and a small signature appears at lower right.

Artist
Thomas de Leu
Date
[1600?]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2745 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1610.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: El cuarto día de la Creación: Dios crea el sol, la luna y las estrellas

Un grabado al buril muestra una figura barbada con halo, flotando sobre un paisaje boscoso con los brazos extendidos, entre una luna creciente, un sol en la parte superior derecha y una franja de estrellas y signos del zodiaco. El rayado fino da textura al cielo y a las vestiduras, y una firma aparece en la esquina inferior derecha.

Português: O Quarto Dia da Criação: Deus cria o sol, a lua e as estrelas

Uma gravura em talho doce mostra uma figura barbada com auréola, flutuando sobre uma paisagem arborizada com os braços estendidos, entre uma lua crescente, um sol à direita no alto e uma faixa de estrelas e signos do zodíaco. Hachuras finas dão textura ao céu e às vestes, e uma assinatura aparece no canto inferior direito.

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